2
Thessalonians 2:7 NKJV 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;
only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the
way.

Sunday

Sin: Its
Origin

Ezekiel
28:14-17 NKJV 14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established
you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the
midst of fiery stones. 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you
were created, Till iniquity was found in you. 16 "By the abundance of your
trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore
I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed
you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones. 17 "Your heart
was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake
of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That
they might gaze at you.

Ezekiel
28:15 NIV 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.

Ezekiel
28:15 NKJV 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.

Genesis
3:24 NKJV 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east
of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard
the way to the tree of life.

Exodus
25:18-20 NKJV 18 "And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work
you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 "Make one cherub
at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim
at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. 20 "And the cherubim
shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings,
and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward
the mercy seat.

The Desire of Ages,
p. 758

Chap. 79 - "It is
Finished"Christ did not yield
up His life till He had accomplished the work which He came to do, and with
His parting breath He exclaimed, "It is finished." John 19:30. The battle
had been won. His right hand and His holy arm had gotten Him the victory.
As a Conqueror He planted His banner on the eternal heights. Was there not
joy among the angels? All heaven triumphed in the Saviour's victory. Satan
was defeated, and knew that his kingdom was lost. {DA 758.1}

To
the angels and the unfallen worlds the cry, "It is finished," had a deep
significance. It was for them as well as for us that the great work of redemption
had been accomplished. They with us share the fruits of Christ's victory.
{DA 758.2}

Not
until the death of Christ was the character of Satan clearly revealed to
the angels or to the unfallen worlds. The archapostate had so clothed himself
with deception that even holy beings had not understood his principles. They
had not clearly seen the nature of his rebellion. {DA 758.3}

It
was a being of wonderful power and glory that had set himself against God.
Of Lucifer the Lord says, "Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect
in beauty." Ezek. 28:12. Lucifer had been the covering cherub. He had stood
in the light of God's presence. He had been the highest of all created beings,
and had been foremost in revealing God's purposes to the universe. After
he had sinned, his power to deceive (p. 759) was the more deceptive, and
the unveiling of his character was the more difficult, because of the exalted
position he had held with the Father. {DA
758.4}

Ezekiel
28:17 NIV 17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted
your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made
a spectacle of you before kings.

Ezekiel
28:17 NKJV 17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted
your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid
you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

Ellen G. White, The
Faith I Live By, p. 66

Chap. 3 - Satan And The Great
Rebellion The Uprising of Rebellion
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins
have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. Isa. 59:2. {FLB
66.1}

Evil
originated with Lucifer, who rebelled against the government of God. Before
his fall he was a covering cherub, distinguished by his excellence. God made
him good and beautiful, as near as possible like Himself. {FLB
66.2}

Nothing
is more plainly taught in Scripture than that God was in no wise responsible
for the entrance of sin; that there was no arbitrary withdrawal of divine
grace, no deficiency in the divine government, that gave occasion for the
uprising of rebellion. Sin is an intruder, for whose presence no reason can
be given. It is mysterious, unaccountable; to excuse it, is to defend it.
Could excuse for it be found, or cause shown for its existence, it would
cease to be sin. {FLB 66.3}

The
first sinner was one whom God had greatly exalted. He is represented under
the figure of the prince of Tyrus flourishing in might and magnificence.
Little by little Satan came to indulge the desire for self-exaltation. .
. . Though all his glory was from God, this mighty angel came to regard it
as pertaining to himself. Not content with his position, though honored above
the heavenly host, he ventured to covet homage due alone to the Creator.
Instead of seeking to make God supreme in the affections and allegiance of
all created beings, it was his endeavor to secure their service and loyalty
to himself. . . . {FLB 66.4}

Is
he {Satan} not the first great apostate from God? {FLB 66.5}

It
is at Lucifer's throne that every evil work finds its starting point, and
obtains its support. (p. 67) {FLB
66.6}

Monday

Attack on
God

Isaiah
14:13-14 NKJV 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount
of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; 14 I will ascend
above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'

Ezekiel
28:15 NIV 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.

Ezekiel
28:15 NKJV 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till iniquity was found in you.

Ezekiel
28:17 NIV 17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted
your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made
a spectacle of you before kings.

Ezekiel
28:17 NKJV 17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted
your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid
you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

Psalms
10:4 NKJV 4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is
in none of his thoughts.

Jeremiah
13:15 NKJV 15 Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the LORD has
spoken.

Ezekiel
28:2 NKJV 2 "Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
"Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the
seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

Genesis
3:4-5 NKJV 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
5 "For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

The Desire of Ages,
p. 435

When
Jesus told them that He was to be put to death and to rise again, He was
trying to draw them into conversation in regard to the great test of their
faith. Had they been ready to receive what He desired to make known to them,
they would have been saved bitter anguish and despair. His words would have
brought consolation in the hour of bereavement and disappointment. But although
He had spoken so plainly of what awaited Him, His mention of the fact that
He was soon to go to Jerusalem again kindled their hope that the kingdom
was about to be set up. This had led to questioning as to who should fill
the highest offices. On Peter's return from the sea, the disciples told him
of the Saviour's question, and at last one ventured to ask Jesus, "Who is
the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" {DA 435.1}

The
Saviour gathered His disciples about Him, and said to them, "If any man desire
to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all." There was
in these words a solemnity and impressiveness which the disciples were far
from comprehending. That which Christ discerned they could not see. They
did not understand the nature of Christ's kingdom, and this ignorance was
the apparent cause of their contention. But the real cause lay deeper. By
explaining the nature of the kingdom, Christ might for the time have quelled
their strife; but this would not have touched the underlying cause. Even
after they had received the fullest knowledge, any question of precedence
might have renewed the trouble. Thus disaster would have been brought to
the church after Christ's departure. The strife for the highest place was
the outworking of that same spirit which was the beginning of the great
controversy in the worlds above, and which had brought Christ from heaven
to die. There rose up before Him a vision of Lucifer, the "son of the morning,"
in glory surpassing all the angels that surround the throne, and united in
closest ties to the Son of God. Lucifer had said, "I will be like the Most
High" (Isa. 14:12, 14); and the desire for self-exaltation had brought strife
into the heavenly courts,

and
had banished a multitude of the hosts of God. Had Lucifer really desired
to be like the Most High, he would never have deserted his appointed place
in heaven; for the spirit of the Most High is manifested in unselfish ministry.
Lucifer desired God's power, but not His character. He sought for himself
the highest (p. 436) place, and every being who is actuated by his spirit
will do the same. Thus alienation, discord, and strife will be inevitable.
Dominion becomes the prize of the strongest. The kingdom of Satan is a kingdom
of force; every individual regards every other as an obstacle in the way
of his own advancement, or a steppingstone on which he himself may climb
to a higher place. {DA
435.2}

Tuesday

Sin and the Law of
God

Psalms
40:8 NIV 8 I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my
heart."

Psalms
40:8 NKJV 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my
heart."

Matthew
22:37-40 NKJV 37 Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 "This is
the first and great commandment. 39 "And the second is like it: 'You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 "On these two commandments hang all the
Law and the Prophets."

John
3:16 NKJV 16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life.

John
14:15 NKJV 15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.

John
14:21 NKJV 21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves
Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and
manifest Myself to him."

1
John 5:3 NKJV 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments.
And His commandments are not burdensome.

Matthew
22:37-40 NKJV 37 Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' 38 "This is
the first and great commandment. 39 "And the second is like it: 'You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 "On these two commandments hang all the
Law and the Prophets."

John
3:16 NKJV 16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting
life.

John
14:15 NKJV 15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.

John
14:21 NKJV 21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves
Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and
manifest Myself to him."

1
John 5:3 NIV 3 This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands
are not burdensome,

1
John 3:8 NIV 8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil
has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was
to destroy the devil's work.

1
John 3:8 NKJV 8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from
the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might
destroy the works of the devil.

2
Thessalonians 2:3 NIV 3 Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that
day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the man doomed to destruction.

2
Thessalonians 2:3 NKJV 3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day
will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is
revealed, the son of perdition,

2
Thessalonians 2:7 NIV 7 For the secret power of lawlessness is already at
work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is
taken out of the way.

2
Thessalonians 2:7 NKJV 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work;
only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the
way.

Genesis
2:17 NKJV 17 "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall
not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely
die."

Genesis
3:4-5 NKJV 4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die.
5 "For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

Genesis
2:17 NKJV 17 "but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall
not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely
die."

Wednesday

Sin as Rebellion
Against Gods Goverment

Colossians
1:16-17 NKJV 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and
that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or
principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

Colossians
3:14 NKJV 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of
perfection.

Job
1:8-11 NKJV 8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant
Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man,
one who fears God and shuns evil?" 9 So Satan answered the LORD and said,
"Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 "Have You not made a hedge around him,
around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have
blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the
land. 11 "But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he
will surely curse You to Your face!"

The Desire of Ages,
p. 21

But
turning from all lesser representations, we behold God in Jesus. Looking
unto Jesus we see that it is the glory of our God to give. "I do nothing
of Myself," said Christ; "the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the
Father." "I seek not Mine own glory," but the glory of Him that sent Me.
John 8:28; 6:57; 8:50; 7:18. In these words is set forth the great principle
which is the law of life for the universe. All things Christ received from
God, but He took to give. So in the heavenly courts, in His ministry for
all created beings: through the beloved Son, the Father's life flows out
to all; through the Son it returns, in praise and joyous service, a tide
of love, to the great Source of all. And thus through Christ the circuit
of beneficence is complete, representing the character of the great Giver,
the law of life. {DA 21.2}

In
heaven itself this law was broken. Sin originated in self-seeking. Lucifer,
the covering cherub, desired to be first in heaven. He sought to gain control
of heavenly beings, to draw them away from their Creator, and to win their
homage to himself. Therefore he misrepresented God, (p. 22) attributing to
Him the desire for self-exaltation. With his own evil characteristics he
sought to invest the loving Creator. Thus he deceived angels. Thus he deceived
men. He led them to doubt the word of God, and to distrust His goodness.
Because God is a God of justice and terrible majesty, Satan caused them to
look upon Him as severe and unforgiving. Thus he drew men to join him in
rebellion against God, and the night of woe settled down upon the world.
{DA 21.3}

Thursday

War in
Heaven

Ezekiel
28:16 NIV 16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence,
and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled
you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

Ezekiel
28:16 NKJV 16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence
within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the
mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of
the fiery stones.

Leviticus
19:16 NKJV 16 'You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people;
nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the
LORD.

Jeremiah
6:28-30 NKJV 28 They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers. They
are bronze and iron, They are all corrupters; 29 The bellows blow fiercely,
The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked
are not drawn off. 30 People will call them rejected silver, Because the
LORD has rejected them."

2
Corinthians 12:20 NKJV 20 For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find
you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish;
lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions,
backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;

Zechariah
3:1 NKJV 1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel
of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose
him.

Revelation
12:10 NKJV 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have
come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day
and night, has been cast down.

John
8:44 NIV 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to
the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native
language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John
8:44 NKJV 44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father
you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand
in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he
speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of
it.

Ezekiel
28:16 NKJV 16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence
within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the
mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of
the fiery stones.

Genesis
49:5 NKJV 5 "Simeon and Levi are brothers; Instruments of cruelty are in
their dwelling place.

Micah
6:12 NKJV 12 For her rich men are full of violence, Her inhabitants have
spoken lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

John
8:44 NKJV 44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father
you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand
in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he
speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of
it.

Revelation
12:7-9 NKJV 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought
with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not
prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great
dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who
deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast
out with him.

Philippians
4:8 NKJV 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are
noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things
are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and
if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things.

Friday

Ellen G. White,
Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 35

So
long as all created beings acknowledged the allegiance of love, there was
perfect harmony throughout the universe of God. It was the joy of the heavenly
host to fulfill the purpose of their Creator. They delighted in reflecting
His glory and showing forth His praise. And while love to God was supreme,
love for one another was confiding and unselfish. There was no note of discord
to mar the celestial harmonies. But a change came over this happy state.
There was one who perverted the freedom that God had granted to His creatures.
Sin originated with him who, next to Christ, had been most honored of God
and was highest in power and glory among the inhabitants of heaven. Lucifer,
"son of the morning," was first of the covering cherubs, holy and undefiled.
He stood in the presence of the great Creator, and the ceaseless beams of
glory enshrouding the eternal God rested upon him. "Thus saith the Lord God;
Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast
been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering. .
. . Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth;

and
I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked
up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy
ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee."
Ezekiel 28:12-15. {PP 35.1}

Little
by little Lucifer came to indulge the desire for self-exaltation. The Scripture
says, "Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted
thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness." Ezekiel 28:17. "Thou hast said in
thine heart, . . . I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. . . . I
will be like the Most High." Isaiah 14:13, 14. Though all his glory was from
God, this mighty angel came to regard it as pertaining to himself. Not content
with his position, though honored above the heavenly host, he ventured to
covet homage due alone to the Creator. Instead of seeking to make God supreme
in the affections and allegiance of all created beings, it was his endeavor
to secure their service and loyalty to himself. And coveting the glory with
which the infinite Father had invested His Son, this prince of angels aspired
to power that was the prerogative of Christ alone. {PP 35.2}

Now
the perfect harmony of heaven was broken. Lucifer's disposition to serve
himself instead of his Creator aroused a feeling of apprehension when observed
by those who considered that the

(p.
36) glory of God should be supreme. In heavenly council the angels pleaded
with Lucifer. The Son of God presented before him the greatness, the goodness,
and the justice of the Creator, and the sacred, unchanging nature of His
law. God Himself had established the order of heaven; and in departing from
it, Lucifer would dishonor his Maker and bring ruin upon himself. But the
warning, given in infinite love and mercy, only aroused a spirit of resistance.
Lucifer allowed his jealousy of Christ to prevail, and became the more
determined. {PP 35.3}

The Desire of Ages,
pp. 761-762

Could
one sin have been found in Christ, had He in one particular yielded to Satan
to escape the terrible torture, the enemy of God and man would have triumphed.
Christ bowed His head and died, but He held fast His faith and His submission
to God. "And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation,
and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ: for
the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God
day and night." Rev. 12:10. {DA 761.1}

Satan
saw that his disguise was torn away. His administration was laid open before
the unfallen angels and before the heavenly universe. He had revealed himself
as a murderer. By shedding the blood of the Son of God, he had uprooted himself
from the sympathies of the heavenly beings. Henceforth his work was restricted.
Whatever attitude he might assume, he could no longer await the angels as
they came from the heavenly courts, and before them accuse Christ's brethren
of being clothed with the garments of blackness and the defilement of sin.
The last link of sympathy between Satan and the heavenly world was broken.
{DA 761.2}

Yet
Satan was not then destroyed. The angels did not even then understand all
that was involved in the great controversy. The principles at stake were
to be more fully revealed. And for the sake of man, Satan's existence must
be continued. Man as well as angels must see the contrast between the Prince
of light and the prince of darkness. He must choose whom he will serve. {DA
761.3}

In
the opening of the great controversy, Satan had declared that the law of
God could not be obeyed, that justice was inconsistent with mercy, and that,
should the law be broken, it would be impossible for the sinner to be pardoned.
Every sin must meet its punishment, urged Satan; and if God should remit
the punishment of sin, He would not be a God of truth and justice. When men
broke the law of God, and defied His will, Satan exulted. It was proved,
he declared, that the law could not be obeyed; man could not be forgiven.
Because he, after his rebellion, had been banished from heaven, Satan claimed
that the human race must be forever shut out from God's favor. God could
not be just, he urged, and yet show mercy to the sinner. {DA
761.4}

But
even as a sinner, man was in a different position from that of Satan. Lucifer
in heaven had sinned in the light of God's glory. To him as to no other created
being was given a revelation of God's love. (p. 762) Understanding the character
of God, knowing His goodness, Satan chose to follow his own selfish, independent
will. This choice was final. There was no more that God could do to save
him. But man was deceived; his mind was darkened by Satan's sophistry. The
height and depth of the love of God he did not know. For him there was hope
in a knowledge of God's love. By beholding His character he might be drawn
back to God. {DA 761.5}

Through
Jesus, God's mercy was manifested to men; but mercy does not set aside justice.
The law reveals the attributes of God's character, and not a jot or tittle
of it could be changed to meet man in his fallen condition. God did not change
His law, but He sacrificed Himself, in Christ, for man's redemption. "God
was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself." 2 Cor. 5:19. {DA
762.1}

The
law requires righteousness,--a righteous life, a perfect character; and this
man has not to give. He cannot meet the claims of God's holy law. But Christ,
coming to the earth as man, lived a holy life, and developed a perfect character.
These He offers as a free gift to all who will receive them. His life stands
for the life of men. Thus they have remission of sins that are past, through
the forbearance of God. More than this, Christ imbues men with the attributes
of God. He builds up the human character after the similitude of the divine
character, a goodly fabric of spiritual strength and beauty. Thus the very
righteousness of the law is fulfilled in the believer in Christ. God can
"be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus." Rom. 3:26.
{DA 762.2}

God's
love has been expressed in His justice no less than in His mercy. Justice
is the foundation of His throne, and the fruit of His love. It had been Satan's
purpose to divorce mercy from truth and justice. He sought to prove that
the righteousness of God's law is an enemy to peace. But Christ shows that
in God's plan they are indissolubly joined together; the one cannot exist
without the other. "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace
have kissed each other." Ps. 85:10. {DA 762.3}

By
His life and His death, Christ proved that God's justice did not destroy
His mercy, but that sin could be forgiven, and that the law is righteous,
and can be perfectly obeyed. Satan's charges were refuted. God had given
man unmistakable evidence of His love. {DA 762.4}

Another
deception was now to be brought forward. Satan declared that mercy destroyed
justice, that the death of Christ abrogated the Father's law. Had it been
possible for the law to be changed or abrogated, then Christ need not have
died. But to abrogate the law would (p. 763)

be
to immortalize transgression, and place the world under Satan's
control.

It
was because the law was changeless, because man could be saved only through
obedience to its precepts, that Jesus was lifted up on the cross. Yet the
very means by which Christ established the law Satan represented as destroying
it. Here will come the last conflict of the great controversy between Christ
and Satan. {DA 762.5}